Fluke 8840A User Manual

Table of Contents
SECTION TITLE PA&
3 Remote Programming .......................................................... 3-1
INTRODUCI'ION .......................................................... 3-
CAPABILITIES
........................................................... 3-
BUS SET-UP PROCEDURE ................................................ 3-
AN OVERVIEW OF REMOTE OPERATION ................................. 3-
A NOTE ABOUT EXAMPLES
.............................................. 3-
DEVICE-DEPENDENT COMMAND SET
..................................... 3-
Bn (Offset Gommands)
................................................... 3
Cn (Calibration Commands)
...............................................
Dn (Display Commands) .................................................
Fn (Function Commands) .................................................
Get Commands ......................................................... 3-4
GO (Get Instrument Configuration)
......................................... 3-6
G1 (Get SRQ Mask) .................................................... 3-6
G2 (Get Calibration Prompt)
.............................................. 3-6
G3 (Get User-Defined Message) ........................................... 3-9
G4 (Get Calibration Status)
............................................... 3-
G5 (Get
IAB Status) .................................................... 3-
G6 (Get
YW Status) .................................................... 3-
G7 (Get Error Status)
.................................................... 3-
G8 (Get Instrument identification)
......................................... 3-
N (Numeric Entry Command)
............................................. 3-
Put Commands .......................................................... 3-10
PO (Put Instrument Configuration) ......................................... 3-10
P1 (Put SRQ Mask)
..................................................... 3-10
P2 (Put Calibration Value) ...............................................
3-10
P3 @t User-Defined Message)
........................................... 3-12
Sn (Reading Rate Commands)
............................................
3-12
Tn (Trigger Mode Commands) ............................................ 3-12
Wn (Terminator Commands)
.............................................. 3-12
XO
(Clear Error Register Command) ....................................... 3-12
.................................................. Yn (Suffix Commands) 3-12
ZO (Self-Test Command) ................................................. 3-14
............................................... * mevice-Clear Command) 3-14
.............................................. ? (Single-Trigger Command) 3-14
INPUT SYNTAX
.......................................................... 3-14
............................................................. Definitions 3-14
Input Processing
........................................................ 3-14
Syntax Rules
........................................................... 3-15
..........................................................
OUTPUT DATA 3-17
.................................................... Loading Output Data 3-13
................................................... Types of Output Data 3-17
......................................... Numeric Data and Error Messages
3-17
MEASUREMENT DATA
.............................................. 3-17
...........................................
OVERRANGE INDICATION 3-17
..................................................
ERROR MESSAGES 3-17
Status Data
............................................................. 3-18
Output Priority
.......................................................... 3- l$
SERVICE REQUESTS
..................................................... 3-18
.................................................. The Serial Poll Register 3-18
......................................................... The SRQ Mask 3-19
..................................................
INTERFACE MESSAGES 3-19
Address Messages
....................................................... 3-2b
.................................................... Universal Commands 3-24)
....................................................
Addressed Commands 3-28
...................................................... TALK-ONLY MODE 3-20
..................................................
REMOTE CALIBRATION 3-20
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Fluke 8840A Specifications

General

Frequency Range	20 Hz to 100 kHz
Operating Temperature	0°C to 50°C
Display	Vacuum Fluorescent
DC Current Range	0 to 2 A
AC Current Range	0 to 2 A